Bench vs Kick

Two accounting tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	BenchEmployer.com	KickKick
In one line	A bookkeeping team that does your books each month	Self-driving bookkeeping that categorizes transactions for you
Starting price	From $199/mo	Free
Six-person team	$199/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Bookkeeping Light $199/mo (up to $250K revenue/yr); Bookkeeping $399/mo; Bookkeeping + Tax $649/mo; 20% off yearly; catch-up free on yearly plans	Free (1 entity, 250 transactions/yr); Basic $40/mo ($480 billed yearly); Plus $100/mo ($300 billed quarterly, multi-entity, accrual); Advanced $300/mo; 14-day trial
Pricing model	Paid	Free tier
Free trial	—	14 days
Users	n/a (service)	Unlimited
Both connect to	Gusto, Stripe Invoicing
Also connects to	Square POS, Shopify, BigCommerce, Shoeboxed	Mercury, BILL, Ramp
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US	US
Phone support	Every plan	None listed
Live chat	Every plan	Basic and up
Support hours	Phone: weekdays 7am to 5pm PST	Not published
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Employer.com.	0 incidents posted on Kick's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page
Trustpilot score	4.1 / 5 from 1,355 reviews	4.5 / 5 from 17 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	65	50
Fit: Restaurant or café	60	45
Fit: Service business	80	82
Fit: Agency or studio	80	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	70	70
Fit: Online store	75	70
Why people pick it	A bookkeeper you can message any time Free catch-up on yearly plans	Categorizes transactions automatically Free plan for new businesses
Where it falls short	Costs far more than software Service paused in late 2024 before the sale	No inventory Accrual books need Plus
	Visit Bench ↗	Visit Kick ↗

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices